Differentiated nursing practice as a catalyst for transformations in nursing: A multiphase qualitative interview study

摘要: Aim To identify and follow‐up on the transition towards differentiated nursing practice among bachelor trained and vocationally trained nurses in Dutch hospitals. Design A multiphase general qualitative interview study. Methods Fifty semi‐structured interviews with project managers in charge of introducing differentiated nursing practice to their hospital were conducted. Purposive sampling was used, and data were collected in 2017, 2019 and 2020. A meta‐analysis was conducted after independent primary thematic analysis of each data collection. Results The introduction of differentiated nursing practice to Dutch hospitals was perceived as uncertain and ambiguous. Three themes were identified during the transition towards differentiated nursing practice: (1) call to action; (2) sitting and waiting; and (3) new beginnings and open ends. The change to differentiated nursing practice is not straightforward and …